Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
10:30/9:30c Showtime
In the highly charged season finale, addiction and adultery make for a most volatile cocktail, and the tension fomented is so palpably thick you could cut it with a scalpel. Things spark when an angry Eddie decides to drown his sorrows at a bar — and not just any bar, but Kevin's bar. As Jackie's lover tosses back shots and beers, a cheery Kevin sings the praises of his lovely wife, and you just know that something's gotta give. Later at the hospital, a drunken Eddie confronts Jackie, who is so shaken that she attempts to self-medicate, and that sends her spinning.
Read on for previews of The Closer, Which Way Home, Rachel Zoe Project and Dating in the Dark.
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True Blood
True Blood
9/8c HBO
"There's no place like home" may be a familiar refrain, but, with their business in Dallas complete, Sookie, Bill and Jason return to a Bon Temps they barely recognize, thanks to Maryann's black-eyed coup d'état. To make matters worse, it appears that Bill's vampire voodoo is no match for the maenad's mind-control mayhem, and Sookie may be too late to help Tara out of her Dionysian daze. One bright spot, however, may be the chance that Jason can put his commando training to good use after all.
Read on for previews of Mad Men, Merlin, Miss Universe Pageant and Ice Road Truckers.
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Being Human
Being Human
9/8c BBC America
The season's penultimate episode finds Mitchell being pushed back toward the vampire fold after his attempt to befriend his human neighbor ended disastrously. On his return to Herrick's nest, Mitchell learns that his fellow fanged ones are planning a mass conversion of humans who want to be turned into vamps. Sounds fair enough. Too bad the truth is much darker. Meanwhile, poor Annie's attempts to avenge her murder aren't going exactly as planned.
Read on for previews of Track and Field, Acceptance, Country Fried Home Videos and All Jacked Up.
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Eureka
Eureka
9/8c Syfy
Nothing ever goes as planned in a town populated with supergeniuses — not even a baby shower. Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) receives some fascinating eco-conscious gifts for her coming little one, but when a few scientists are mysteriously drowned, the town suspects that these presents might be a little too advanced for their own good.
Read on for previews of Good Morning America, NFL Football, Hard Rock Calling and Jockeys.
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Project Runway
Project Runway
10/9c Lifetime
The catwalks, catfights and catcalls finally return when the wardrobe-themed reality hit launches its sixth season. The off-season wasn't seamless, however: The show jumped networks and landed on Lifetime after a lengthy and public legal row. All that aside, it's now time for fashion fun with a full night of Runway programming. (Project Runway: All-Star Challenge airs at 8/7c; Models of the Runway airs at 11/10c.) Los Angeles is the new setting for Season 6 when 16 fresh clothiers compete in the usual fierce fashion-themed heats, designing their ware at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Series staples Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn return, as do judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia.
Read on for previews of Ace of Cakes, Models of the Runway, SportsCenter Fantasy Draft Special and Grey's Anatomy.
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Top Chef: Las Vegas
Top Chef: Las Vegas
9/8c Bravo
Season 6 of this palate-pleasing series begins tonight just as Top Chef Masters comes to a close. (That show's finale airs at 10:15 pm/ET.) It's viva Las Vegas when 17 fresh chefs roll the dice and infiltrate the gambling mecca to compete in culinary challenges galore. On the menu this season: Potential family drama when two chef brothers compete, plus a fine list of slated guest stars, including Natalie Portman, Penn and Teller, Wolfgang Puck and Tyler Florence. Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Toby Young return in their series roles.
Read on for previews of America's Got Talent, Bobb'e Says, Leverage, Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage and In a Dream.
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Saving Grace
Saving Grace
10/9c TNT
The edgy series wraps up its summer season (it'll return in the winter), so Grace's extended journey toward spiritual enlightenment must go on hold. Tonight a distinguished doctor kills an intruder in his home, but it's a bitter pill to swallow when his version of events raises questions. Elsewhere, hiked and spiked tension between Rhetta and Ronnie finally reaches the breaking point.; and Ham gives meaty news to Grace. As for Grace's ragged last-chance angel (his name is Earl), he instructs Grace to help Neely.
Read on for previews of Hell's Kitchen, Shaq Vs., Flipping Out and World Series of Poker.
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The Closer
The Closer
9/8c TNT
A little close-up on The Closer: The crime-time show begins closing its seasonal string of episodes (the summer finale airs next week), and Sosie Bacon, thespian daughter of Kevin Bacon and series star Kyra Sedgwick, continues her guest-star arc tonight. Brenda, while playing kiddie sitter to rebellious niece Charlie (Bacon), must snoop when a shooting on a school parking lot results in one person's death and another's critical wounding. Landing squarely in the middle of the case: none other than Charlie. Meanwhile, gruff but lovable Provenza is ready for a big life change.
Read on for previews of Glenn Martin, DDS, House, Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi and Weeds.
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Mad Men
Mad Men
10/9c AMC
A splendid third-season opener offers some tiny clues to Don's past, and sees the firm mired in some corporate skulduggery as the result of being placed under "British rule." One-third of the staff has been downsized, or in the term of the times, "fired," and that proves to be a boon for Pete and Ken, leaving one of them pleased and the other upset. Don and Sal are dispatched to Baltimore to put out a fire involving a concerned client, and both men wind up spending a hot time in the old town.
Read on for previews of P. Diddy's StarMaker, True Blood, Army Wives, My Antonio and Reality Hell.
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The Bill Engvall Show
Bill Engvall Show
9/8c TBS
For three seasons now, Bill Engvall's sitcom has been addressing the quirks of married life and family dynamics. Consider it the Engvall Angle. These are nice little perspectives on domestic tug-of-wars, such as the up-and-down battles over lowering the toilet seat. Or shaving a beard, as is the case tonight. It gets hairy in the Pearson household when Susan demands that Bill cut off his post-fishing-trip beard. Bill stands up to her and refuses, which is never a good move for a husband, no doubt. And it'll be a close shave for brainiac Bryan when he takes a cue from Trent and begins tormenting Lauren.
Read on for previews of Househusbands of Hollywood, Being Human, The Terminators and Country at the White House.
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